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5 Ways of Knowing correct answer: Empiricism, authority, intuition, rationalism, tenacity Confirmation bias correct answer: Only listening to things that back up your claim/belief Belief perserverance correct answer: Sticking to your original beliefs even after hearing new and possibly more accurate information Scientific method correct answer: Pose a question, develop procedures, plan for and then make empirical observations, rationally interpret the empirical observations, use int...

Over 40 years ago, a concept called Moore's Law accurately predicted that computer processing power would double about every ____. A. 2 months B. 12 months C. 24 months D. 48 months correct answer: 24 months Systems analysts use a process called ____ to represent company operations and information needs. A. JAD B. Scrum C. RAD D. business process modeling correct answer: business process modeling Transaction processing (TP) systems ____. A. provide job-related information...

Users typically do not think in terms of data or processes; instead, they see their business as a collection of logical units that contain both - so communicating in terms of __________ improves the interaction between a user and an analyst or developer. correct answer: Objects The analysis phase of the SDLC answers which questions _____. correct answer: who the system is for, what the system will do, when will it be used, and where will it be used The process of understanding how an inf...

Examples of company-wide applications, called ____, include order processing systems, payroll systems, and company communications networks. correct answer: enterprise applications Over 40 years ago, a concept called Moore's Law accurately predicted that computer processing power would double about every ____. correct answer: 24 months Systems analysts use a process called ____ to represent company operations and information needs. correct answer: business process modeling Transactio...

What is UNIX? correct answer: a collection of related operating systems What are the two major divisions of UNIX? correct answer: BSD and SVR4 T/F: UNIX commands and filenames are case sensitive. correct answer: True T/F: UNIX has no native graphical user interface. correct answer: True T/F: The command used to find the processes running on a UNIX machine is procstat. correct answer: False; ps T/F: It is better to use su than to log into a system directly as root. correct ans...

Which of the following words describe the c programming languages? correct answer: Compiled After compiling a C source file, a file of which type is produced correct answer: Object The code #include <stdio.h> is what type of command? correct answer: Preprocessor command How many values can be returned from a C function? correct answer: 1 A C function must have a return value? correct answer: False Header files are used to: correct answer: Link pre compiled/linked libra...

Ways of Knowing correct answer: - Tenacity - Intuition - Authority - Discourse and Logic - Empiricism Rationalism and Empiricism are the ONLY good ways of knowing. What is science? correct answer: Science = Rationalism + Empiricism Ideomotor effect correct answer: A psychological phenomenon wherein a subject makes unconscious movements. Attributes of scientific thinking correct answer: - Determinism - Discoverability - Objectivity - Data-driven - Empirical questio...

Components of Communication correct answer: Message Source -> Encoder -> Transmitter -> Transmission Medium "The Channel" -> Receiver -> Decoder -> Message Destination What ISO Standard is the OSI Model? correct answer: ISO Standard 7498. (ITU-T specifies X.200-X.299 Recommendations). What does OSI stand for? correct answer: Open System Interconnection. What does the OSI Model do? correct answer: It defines 7 layers that describe the complete application-based...

T/F: Authorization determines the permissions that you as a user have to access something. correct answer: True T/F: Authentication determines how much of a resource you are using. correct answer: False. Accounting measures the amount of a resource used. Which of the following are not forms of Identification: A. User ID B. One-Time Tokens C. Biometrics D. Digital Certificates correct answer: B. One-Time Tokens T/F: Authentication can be accomplished using any of the following: ...

How has technology influenced crime and society correct answer: 1. Lessens social interaction 2. Lowers Inhibitions 3. Accessibility to other like-minded people 4. Decreases boundaries 5. Increased anonymity crime correct answer: carries legal sanctions Cyberspace correct answer: Indefinite place where individuals transact and communicate Information Age/ Digital revolution/ Digital age correct answer: Marked by the increased production, transmission, and consumption and...